ODESSA, TX – The 28th Annual Sandhills Invitational Team and Match Roping took place January 7 at the Ector County Coliseum. This roping is one of the favorites for professional cowboys hoping to start the new year with some extra cash in their pockets.
The main event is the Open Roping that is a five head for $600/team. Kaleb Driggers and Cory Petska topped the field with a time of 29.97 on five steers. The team split $18,000 in prize money.
Also held was a Pro-Am Header and Pro-Am Heeler jackpot with saddles to the winning Am in each pot. An American Qualifier and Match Roping were also held.
Complete results follow, payoff is per team.
OPEN ROPING
Short go: Laramie Allen and Truman Magnus, 6.58, $1,000.
Average: 1. Kaleb Driggers and Cory Petska, 29.97, $18,000. 2. Dustin Egusquiza and Travis L. Graves, 30.78, $14,800. 3. Brenten Hall and Tyler Worley, 32.10, $11,600. 4. Clay B. Tryan and Jade Corkill, 32.24, $8,700. 5. Luke Brown and Junior Nogueira, 32.25, $5,500. 6. Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira, 35.10, $3,100.

THE AMERICAN Qualifier
The top 10 teams qualified.
Average: 1. Dustin Egusquiza and Travis L. Graves, 25.38, $3,250. 2. Shane Philipp and John Philipp, 26.61, $2,000. 3. Jake Orman and John Philipp, 30.65, $1,250. 4. Colby Lovell and Jared Fillmore, 32.43, $1,000. 5. Rowdy Rieken and Seth Smithson, 33.71. 6. Colby Lovell and Travis L. Graves, 34.25. 7. Charly B. Crawford and Billie Jack Saebens, 35.31. 8. Cale Markham and Brye Crites, 36.27. 9. Shane Philipp and Daniel Braman, 41.69. 10. Tom Richards and Russell Cardoza, 42.76.

Pro-Am Headers
1st go: 1. Chad Masters and Anthony Carrasco, 7.12, $1,300. 2. Russell Cardoza and JC Lucero, 7.17, $875.
Short go: 1. Dustin Egusquiza and Rusty Beatty, 6.06, $1,300. 2. Charly B. Crawford and Jonathan Shaw, 6.15, $875.
Average: 1. Clay Smith and Tyler Tryan, 22.69, $2,170. 2. Chad Masters and Anthony Carrasco, 26.93, $1,300. 3. Tate Kirchenschlager and Tom Selman, 27.03, $880.
Pro-Am Heelers
1st. go: 1. Karlo Urias and Billie Jack Saebens, 6.80, $1,940. 2. Cayden McFadden and Ryan D. Motes, 6.81, $1,290.
Short go: 1. Patrick Shaw and Joseph Harrison, 5.63, $1,940. 2. Brady Fenn and Travis L. Graves, 5.81, $1,290.
Average: 1. Kylee Fenn and Ryan D. Motes, 20.23, $3,220. 2. Patrick Shaw and Joseph Harrison, 20.74, $1,930. 3. Karlo Urias and Billie Jack Saebens, 23.34, $1,290.